ASLRRA staff members (L to R) JR Gelnar, Mike Ogborn and Kathy Keeney managed the Association’s booth at Railway Interchange 2023.

ASLRRA Staff Participate in Railway Interchange

The Association had a strong presence at Railway Interchange this week in both the exhibit hall and education sessions.

At Railway Interchange 2023, Jack Isselmann, SVP External Affairs at The Greenbrier Companies, and Doretha Smith, Diversity Programming Leader at Norfolk Southern (right) discussed the challenges and opportunities of running a supplier diversity program. Debbie Taylor of Edna A. Rice Executive Recruiters moderated the session.

Taking an ‘Inclusive Approach’ to Procurement

The Greenbrier Companies’ Jack Isselmann and Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Doretha Smith shared the benefits of having a diverse supplier base on Day 2 of the 2023 Railway Interchange conference, which is being

Bailey, Elkins, Seyfert and Titterton: ‘Reversion to the Mean’

The definition of the financial term “reversion to the mean,” according to Forbes, says that “an event that is not average will be followed by an event that is closer to the

REMSA, RSI, RSSI to Host Railway Interchange 2025

The Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA), Railway Supply Institute (RSI) and Railway Systems Suppliers, Inc. (RSSI) have reported signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Railway Interchange to continue in 2025. The

DOT-113C120W9 LNG tank car. (Chart Industries Photograph)

LNG by Rail: PHMSA Finalizes Temporary Reg Rollback (Updated)

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will suspend its July 24, 2020, authorization of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport in DOT-113C120W9-specification rail tank cars, pending the earlier of either completion

Carl Ice, former President and CEO of BNSF, will be inducted into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame on Oct. 4.

People News: Kansas Business Hall of Fame, CSX, RSI

Former President and CEO of BNSF Carl Ice has been named into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame (KBHF). Also, Locomotive Engineer Thomas Demps, Jr., of CSX, has been honored for achieving 50 years of injury-free service; and Ashley N. Shelton has been appointed as the Railway Supply Institute’s (RSI) Senior Director of Government and Public Affairs.

(Photograph by William C. Vantuono)

ARCI: 2Q23 Freight Car Numbers on the Rise

Newly released data by the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) American Railway Car Institute Committee (ARCI) shows increases in railcar orders, deliveries and backlog in 2023’s second quarter—both sequentially and year-over-year.

Patty Long, President, Railway Supply Institute
Commentary

CEO PERSPECTIVE: When Consensus Is Staring You in the Face: An Invitation to Partnership

As part of a special series in Railway Age’s April 2023 issue, 13 chief executives of leading North American companies answer the single-most critical question: What is the biggest challenge facing the North American rail industry? Patty Long of the Railway Supply Institute is the seventh to share her perspective.

The 2023 version of the Freight RAILCAR Act “offers a time-limited 10% tax credit for new railcars or the modification of existing railcars to offset the costs of either replacing two existing railcars with a new railcar that would improve fuel efficiency or capacity by at least 8%, modernizing an existing railcar to improve fuel efficiency or capacity by at least 8%, or upgrading a car to DOT-117 tank car specifications,” according to RSI.

RSI Again Urges Congress to Pass Freight RAILCAR Act

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) has reintroduced the Freight RAILCAR Act. This bipartisan legislation, supported by the Railway Supply Institute (RSI), would provide a “time-limited tax credit” for the purchase of new railcars or modification of existing cars to help offset the costs associated with taking older equipment out of service. Railway Age Financial Editor David Nahass weighs in.

RSI, REMSA, RTA Study: “Power of the Rail Supply Industry”

The Railway Supply Institute (RSI), Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) and Railway Tie Association (RTA) have issued Rail Supply Industry: Manufacturing and Services Keeping the American Economy on Track, their latest major economic

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